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Oxford Literature Companions: The History Boys
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Book Description
Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, Oxford Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range of popular GCSE set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging approach to the text, covering characters, themes, language, performance and contexts, whilst also providing a range of varied and in-depth activities to deepen understanding and encourage close work with the text. Each book also includes a comprehensive Skills and Practice
section, which provides detailed advice on assessment and a bank of exam-style questions and annotated sample student answers. This guide covers The History Boys by Alan Bennett.
Table of Contents
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- Plot and Structure
- Plot
- Structure
- Context
- Biography of Alan Bennett
- Historical and social background to the play
- Educational background
- Oxford and Cambridge
- Concepts of time
- Characters
- Main characters
- Hector
- Irwin
- Dorothy Lintott
- The Headmaster
- Posner
- Scripps
- Dakin
- Rudge
- Minor characters
- Main characters
- Language
- The power of words
- Humour
- Allusion and figurative language
- Language and character
- Themes
- Education
- History
- Love and sex
- Outsiders
- The role of women
- Performance
- History
- Staging
- Dramatic techniques
- Views of the actors
- Skills and Practice
- Exam skills
- Understanding the question
- Planning your answer
- Writing your answer
- Sample questions
- Sample answers
- Exam skills
- Glossary
- Imprint
- Back Cover
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